39 h. ago North Korea sends 3,000 more troops to Russia ahead of Kim Jong Un’s likely visit to Moscow

North Korea sent an additional 3,000 troops and missiles to Russia at the beginning of 2025 to support its invasion in Ukraine, South Korea’s military said in its latest assessment, as Kim Jong Un is likely to visit Moscow again.

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3 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: Strike into Belgorod ‘destroys four Russian helicopters’

Russian missile attack injures 88 in Sumy, officials report; Saudi Arabia ceasefire talks to continue with nothing yet agreed. What we know on day 1,126Ukraine’s special forces said on Monday they destroyed four military helicopters in Russia’s Belgorod region with Himars rocket systems. The special operations command published drone footage and announced: “Special operations forces in cooperation with the GUR of the ministry of defence, missile forces and artillery destroyed two enemy Ka-52 and two Mi-8 helicopters in the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation.” The strikes occurred at a concealed “jumping-off point” for Russian aircraft used in surprise attacks on Ukrainian forces, the group said. Ukrainian forces have since 18 March been striking across the border into areas of Belgorod oblast including the village of Demidovka, according to Russian and Ukrainian war watchers. Some claimed Ukrainian troops had managed to seize a small amount of territory in Belgorod. Their rep...

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4 d. ago British peacekeeping troops in Ukraine must have ‘lawfare’ protection, MPs told

The UK is working with allies to develop plans for troops to be deployed to safeguard any peace deal between Ukraine and Russia.

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6 d. ago Fresh WW3 fears as UK could be at war with 'bloodthirsty' Russia in just two years

Any ceasefire deal is likely to involve British troops being deployed to Ukraine to maintain peace and this week, the Government announced that the UK will “accelerate the pace and scale” of its military planning

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7 d. ago UK politics live: Downing Street says ‘nothing off the table’ over British troops deployed to Ukraine

In her spring statement next week, the chancellor is expected to try blaming the drop on worsening global economics amid Donald Trump’s tariffs

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7 d. ago No10 insists UK troops may still go to Ukraine to secure Russia ceasefire amid claims 'coalition of the willing' may be limited to air and sea support

The Prime Minister yesterday said the so-called 'coalition of the willing' was dividing its planning efforts between air, sea, land and borders, and regenerating Ukraine.

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7 d. ago BREAKING: No10 shoots down speculation over UK troops in Ukraine pledge

Downing Street said 'nothing is off the table' when asked if Keir Starmer was shifting focus away from deploying British troops to enforce a peacekeeping operation in Ukraine if a deal is reached

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7 d. ago Russia pounds Ukrainian port while key Russian gas pipe in Kursk explodes in huge 300ft fireball as ceasefire shows no signs of coming into effect

Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odesa suffered its worst onslaught of the war as Russia carpet bombed the city with drone attacks overnight, injuring at least three people.

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7 d. ago Trump story about ‘surrounded’ Ukraine troops contradicted by his own intelligence, report reveals

Russia and Ukraine reached a tentative ceasefire agreement, but Putin’s attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure reportedly have not stopped since the ceasefire was announced

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8 d. ago Russia has suffered its largest troop losses since WW2 with 900,000 dead or wounded on Ukrainian frontline, UK reveals as Zelensky says 'nothing has changed' despite Putin's ceasefire agreement

Russia has suffered the most losses in life since World War Two during its invasion of Ukraine, British intelligence has claimed. 

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8 d. ago UK troops in Ukraine 'to be kept away from frontline' to avoid spooking Russia with 20,000

The Prime Minister has been trying to assemble a 'coalition of the willing' pact of nations to help enforce any peace deal that could be reached between Kyiv and Moscow .

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9 d. ago Trump issues WW3 warning and says Americans 'could' be dragged into Ukraine war if it escalates

President Donald Trump has warned that American troops 'could be' involved if Russia 's war on Ukraine escalates to 'World War III'.

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1 week ago Road of death: The Kursk highway where Russian drones hunt down Ukrainian soldiers

The R200 highway in Kursk is a crucial route in Ukraine for the transportation of supplies and troop rotation - but it has been subject to attacks from Russian drones. In one clip, a drone can be seen following a Ukrainian vehicle before the feed cuts.

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1 week ago Ukrainian troops withdraw from Kursk amid ‘huge swarms’ of drones

Troops are outnumbered up to six to one in some areas

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1 week ago Ukraine’s troops vastly outnumbered and facing ‘huge swarms’ of Russian drones in Kursk retreat

Askold Krushelnycky speaks to a senior officer in Kyiv’s army about the pain being felt by troops as they withdraw from inside Russia

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1 week ago UK to deploy soldiers in 'significant force' to Ukraine – as No. 10 won't rule out FIRING on Russians

Downing Street has been asked if British troops stationed in Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire would be allowed to fire back at Russians. Meanwhile Donald Trump is set to speak with Vladimir Putin

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1 week ago Russian propagandist warns Brit and French troops 'we will kill you all' and threatens to sink London under a nuclear tidal wave in TV rant

His message echoes senior Russian security council official Dmitry Medvedev who predicted World War Three if Starmer and Macron deploy troops in Ukraine

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1 week ago Keir Starmer ready to send 'thousands of UK troops to Ukraine for years' to face down Putin

Keir Starmer is reportedly ready to send British troops to Ukraine for 'as long as it takes', with an insider saying 'we are talking about years' as he tries to put a peace plan together

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1 week ago Kremlin warns of WW3 with NATO if 'dumb' Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron send peacekeeping troops to Ukraine

Russian security council deputy Dmitry Medvedev says Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron's proposed 'coalition of the willing' is unacceptable to Vladimir Putin.

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1 week ago Starmer willing to keep British peacekeeping troops in Ukraine 'for years' amid fears of Trump concessions in looming call with Putin

Officials said that UK troops' mission in the country's under any ceasefire agreement would be open-ended because of the need to deter Vladimir Putin from resuming fighting.

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